Nipple.



L. R. NEISWENDER.

NIPPLE. 7

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12 1912.

1,1 86,225. Patented June 6, 1916.

WITNESSES INVENTOR I Allor'nzy UNITED STATES PATENT oF IoE.

LEWIS R. NEISWENDER, PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

NIPPLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. 3 Pateniied' June 6, 1916.

Application filed November 12, 1912. Serial No. 730,907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS R. NEISW'ENDER,

a citizen of the United States,- residing at Phoenixville, in the county of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Nipples, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to nipples such as" "rubber nipples commonly used upon nursvide an enlarged strengthening rib or flange at the junction of the tab with the body of the nipple, so that-the tab or tabs will prove efiicient during constant use and not be likely to sever from the body..

With these and other objects in view, the invention is embodied in preferred form in the device shown in drawings accompanying this application and described herein after.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is an elevation showing the nipple in place upon the neck of the bottle; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the nipple taken at right angles to Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a bottom or inverted plan View of the nipple.

In the drawings like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 1

designates the body of a nipple which may i be of any approved construction and is preferably of the usual type made of rubber. As usual an outlet opening such as 2 is provided. The nipple as is usual is adapted for detachable engagement with the bottle neck,

and is shown so attached to the bottle neck in Fig. 1, where the neck is designated 8.

In connection with the nipple, suitable means is provided whereby the same may be gripped by thefingers on opposite sides so as to facilitate ready removal of the nipple from the bottle neck. Such means as shown, consists of tabs 4 which are molded integral with the body of the nipple. Such tabs it will be noted, are elongated so that a secure .hold may be had thereon, and it will be further noticed that the tabs are deflected outwardly from the center thereof as by being inclined as shown in the drawin-gs,.

and best in Fig. '2. After continued use there might be a tendency for the tabs to sever or weaken at their connection with the body of the nipple, and to avoid such a contingency the body of the nipple at the base or lower edge thereof, is preferably provided with an enlarged bead, rib or flange 5. It will thus be seen that the connection or junction between the body and tabs is reinforced and an auxiliary finger support is provided.

In use, the deflectionXof the tabs A away from the bottle, as well \as their being elongated, permits the sai'ne to be readily grasped or gripped by thefingers. After thus gripping the tabs, the same are pulled upwardly so that .the nipple may be removed from the bottle.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A nipple comprising a body portion havmg a reinforcing bead extending around its lower edge, and relatively long flexible tabs extending from the bead of said body p0rtion, said tabs being arcuatein cross section.

LEWIS R. NEISWENDER.

Witnesses: H WILLIAM I. HEINBAoH, FRANK 'G. LENGEL. 

